A Literature of Their Own - Chapter 10 Quiz

What did Woolf experience as an adolescent that contributed to her shame and anxiety, according to Showalter?

Question Answer Choices Losing a close friend. Starting a new school. Failing her exams. Moving into adult womanhood.

What did Woolf's breakdowns often coincide with, according to Showalter?

Question Answer Choices Family disputes. Literary rejections. Crisis points associated with her female identity. Financial difficulties.

What did Woolf's husband decide she should take after her second breakdown?

Question Answer Choices A new medication. A trip abroad. The 'rest cure'. A writing retreat.

What did Virginia Woolf's husband decide regarding children after her ill health and previous breakdown?

Question Answer Choices They should not have children. They should adopt children. They should wait to have children. They should have one child.

What did Woolf envy about her mother and sister, according to Showalter?

Question Answer Choices They represented female fulfillment. They had successful careers. They were financially independent. They traveled extensively.

What did Woolf's 1912 marriage fail to provide her with, according to Showalter?

Question Answer Choices Love and security. Financial stability. Social recognition. Creative inspiration.

What did Woolf's anger at her treatment appear in, according to Showalter?

Question Answer Choices Her short stories. Her novel Mrs. Dalloway. Her diary entries. Her letters to friends.

According to Showalter, what did Virginia Woolf's quest for androgyny help her evade?

Question Answer Choices Acceptance of her societal roles Expression of her artistic ambitions Exploration of her intellectual potential Confrontation with her painful femaleness

What did Showalter argue was the result of Virginia Woolf's quest for androgyny?

Question Answer Choices It provided her with inner peace. It became destructive and led to tragedy. It led to great literary success. It allowed her to balance her life.

What did Woolf's 1940 suicide result from, according to Showalter?

Question Answer Choices Her declining literary success. Her husband's infidelity. Her fears of another rest cure. Her financial difficulties.